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[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I wonder if this geomagnetic storm is setting off fire evacuation alarms in the city, or if people are just extra unlucky burning their toast this morning.

[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did the grid get messed up? I ran around plugging in all the battery packs last night haha

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah I wonder if there have been any anomalous readings at the peer companies. But as far as I know nothing much yet except aurora

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can't call in any strategems.

That community basically cyber bullied Sony into retracting that requirement lol

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There has not been a particularly high volume of alarms this morning, it must just be randomly near you.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Just an unlucky streak for the buildings near me I guess.

[โ€“] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Geomagnetic what what? I feel like I'm constantly out of the loop these days. Downside of never watching the news ig

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

It's nothing too crazy or worrisome. We're just in the path of a few strong sun farts, the kind that make aurora more visible and can sometimes mess with electronics on earth.